Information about #B51C2B color

#B51C2B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B51C2B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 28, 43) — 71% red, 11% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 60 / 54 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B51C2B is a strongly colored earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mary A. Cummings (#B72126). Slightly further away sit Netherlands Red (#AE1C28) and Upsdell Red (#AE2029).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 28, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B51C2B: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B51C2B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B51C2B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B51C2B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B51C2B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B51C2B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B51C2B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#1C2BB5
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B51C2B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mary A. Cummings color link
Mary A. Cummings

#B72126

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Spring Red color link
Spring Red

#BE1F35

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

#B51C2B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B51C2B
  • RGB181, 28, 43
  • CMYK0, 60, 54, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 28, 43)
  • HSL354°, 73%, 41%
  • HSL Precise354.118°, 73.206%, 40.98%
  • HSV354°, 85%, 71%
  • HSB354°, 85%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.110, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.110, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.110, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB51C2B
  • DECIMAL ID11869227
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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